The Hokule'a and Hikianalia are nearly 2/3 of the way to their first destination: the Tuamoto Atolls, just north of Tahiti. KITV4's Paula Akana spoke with master PWO navigator Nainoa Thompson by satellite phone with the latest on their voyage.

are nearly 2/3 of the way to their first destination: the tuamoto atolls... Just north of Tahiti. We spoke this morning with master PWO navigator Nainoa Thompson by satellite phone... He says---judging by where THEY think they are---its the fastest trip down to Tahiti .... 22:41:50-22:42:03 WE'RE DOING GOOD. HOKU'S IN TOP SHAPE SAILING BETTER THAN EVER THE WEATHER'S BEEN AWESOME AND THE CREW IS GETTING STRONGER EVERYDAY Fresh video from the canoes..... And a quick check in with Navigator Nainoa Thompson..... After a really bad bout of sea sickness for many of the newer crewmembers.... Thompson said everyones healthy.... And working hard together to get to their destination. The canoe has made really good time on this voyage. 22:43:08- 22:43:26 HEY PAULA WE HAD REALLY GOOD WEATHER. WE NEVER HAD 100 PERCENT CLOUDY EVENINGS, WE ALWAYS STEER WITH SOMETHING IN THE HEAVENS and THE OCEAN WAVES GOING OTHER VOYAGES, THIS ONE HAS BEEN REALLY EASY 22:44:06- 22:44:13 I THINK WE'RE AT LEAST 5-6 DAYS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. CRAZY! Maybe too easy said Thompson--- the apprentice navigators haven't really had any tough wayfinding issues. But that all depends on Mother Nature. Thompson says they got out of the intertropical convergence zone two nights ago----and are now in the Southern Pacific---- where he says the weather is noticeably different from North Pacific and Hawaii. 22:46:45- 22:67:02 ITS TYPICALLY LIGHTER WINDS THAN HAWAII AND ITS NOT AS STRONG OR ROUGH AS HAWAII. ITS MORE OF A GENTLE, AT LEAST IN THE TROPICS, TIS WARMER, WINDS MORE EASTERLY BASICALLY LIKE HAWAII WEATHER ONA MILD DAY. We'll continue to follow the canoes... You can too... To find out how--just go to the as seen on section of KITV.com

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